The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-02
AFFAIRS ABROAD.
harrington Intlmates That unionIsts
and Conservatives May Unite.
irishmen Meet In Brussels and Con-
denim Shotgun Methods.
De Lesseps Says Ships VIII Sail
Through the Isthmus In 1890.

De Lesseps Says Ships VIII Sail
Through the Isthmus In 800.
LONDON, Nov. lin a speech at Plymouth
today Harrington said the opposition game
was to effect dissolution of Parliament.
Parliament ought to live its full term, and
probably would. The difficulty in the way
OF cordial cooperation between the Union
lists and Conservatives is fast disappearing.
Getting Up a Crisis.
The Times correspondent at Paris says
President Grevy is preparing Cabinet crisis
in order to drown the Wilson convention.
The Cabinet will be upset on the conversion
debate. and DeFreyeinet will become Pre-
mier. This will, however, only stave off in
quiry. which will be demanded later by the
right supported by the radicals. Then Presi-
dent Grevy will be upset and the radicals
Will call congress to elect his successor.
Secret committees are being formed in all
parts Of Paris, TO watch for a favorable
moment TO exert mob pressure on the elee-
tion OF President
Storm Swept.
A gale prevails today throughout England.
Telegraph wires have been broken, chlmneys
blown down and trees uprooted Seven YES
sells were wrecked at Cardiff and many
wrecks are reported from other places. The
gale, which is terrific, extends around the
entire coast of the United Kingdom and is
accompanied by rain. Reports Of the strand
Ing OF vessels continue 10 be received and an
immense amount Of damage has been done.
AT Falmouth number OF vessels were
driven ashore.
o'BrIen's Arrest.
1t was universally understood here that If
OBrien had pressed his appeal he would
have been acquitted; but he expressly
dropped it because he did not wish 1t to be
thought that he was relying only on It's prin-
cipal objections. The disorderly way in
which Stokes seized him before the warrant
was made out Is generally condemned. II Is
only specimen Of the lawlessness of exc
cutting an order under Balfour's direction.
Lord Harrington has further defined his
opinion OF home rule as arising from the
nationalist element in Gladstone's bill. He
Will agree to nothing which recognizes Irish
nationality. and will only grant local gov
ernment when Ireland Is quiet. This, Of
course, Is an impossible programme, and in
dieates that Harrington intends TO entertain
an irreconciliable attitude towards Glad
stone.
conferring In Brussels.
NEW YORK, Nov LA special cable des-
patch to the Sun from Brussels says that a
conference Of extreme Irish Nationalsts was
held in that city ON Sunday to decide on the
future policy of the party. Among those
present were O'Brien and Hannessey from
Bordeaux, and Oliver Murphy. Michael Sui
livan and Patrick Casey from Paris. Sulli-
van presided Casey advocated a dynamite
and shotgun policy. DIR. Maginn, from Ant
werp, c0unselled further trial Of the Par
nellite methods. The debate was long and
heated. Casey's proposal was finally reject
ed, IL to 3, four London delegates refusing to
vote. DIR. Maginn's view was then sus-
tanned. 10 to T.. The conference then unani-
mously adopted resolution TO advise the
people to refrain from violent measures so
long as there Is the slightest possibility Of
winning parliament from England by con-
stltutional means, and that the conference
meet again six months hence, by which time
II will have been determined whether or not
the hopes OF Irishmen can be realized on
peaceful lines.
An Outrage Upon the irish.
DUBLIN. Nov. 1.-Dillon addressed a
League meeting at Limerick today. He con-
demned the authorities for imprisoning
O'Brien, declaring their action an outrage
upon the Irish race. Partisan judges con-
firmed the Mitchellstown sentence under cir
cumstances astounding even to those accus-
TONED TO the .nockery Of law in Ireland. III
O'Brien's friends had had force enough they
would have tried the matter out ON the spot
and rescued O,Brien at any cost. He would
scorn and condemn the people who, having
the power and arms TO procure liberty,
would submit to such brutal tyranny.
n
PARIS, Nov. 1.-Count de Lesseps an
nounced to the Academy Of Science today
that the Panama Canal would be opened
February 3, 1890. The work will not then
be entirely completed, but will be free for q
ships day.
outwltted by the Fishermen.
The Temps, commenting on Lord Sails.
bury's notification that royal sanction ha:
been given to the enforcement of the New
foundland bait act next season, says: "The
British Cabinet has fallen into the trap laid
by the Newfoundland Parliament England
voluntarily sacrifices the interests of fisher
men to class of capitalists and exploiters
French fishermen are confronted with thu
fact Of the alteration Of the whole machinery
OF the fishing trade. Fortunately they have
already taken precautions TO procure bait
outside, and in spite of the Newfoundlander.
the French win cease to pay tribute oi
1000 for fishing in the same waters Thl.
Is all the Newfoundlanders will get from tn.
campaign"
The Homo of the slav.
BERLIN, Nov. 1.-Russan adyices to the
Frankfurter Zeltung report the expulsion
from Russia Of Mr.. Van Ripper, formerly
American consul at Moscow. who. at the re-
quest Of the Russian government, was dis
missed for selling medals to Russian exhibit
ors at New Orleans. The government. before
sending Mr.. Van Ripper to the frontier, in
formed the American government of its
intention.
NJ. Petroffsky, who was secretary 10 the
late Editor Katkoff, has been appointed
manager Of the Moscow Gazette for six
years. NJ. PlatonOff, journalist ranking
next to the late NJ. Katkoff. whom he was
destined to succeed in the management of the
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